"I Love Music" is a song by AmericanR&B group The O'Jays. It was written by production team Gamble and Huff. The song appeared on The O'Jays 1975 album, Family Reunion. The single reached number five on the US US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the soul singles chart.[2] In the UK, the song peaked at number 13 in the Top 40 singles charts in March 1976. The single spent eight weeks at number one on the US Disco File Top 20 chart.[3]
Because of the song's length of 6:51, only the first part of the song received the airplay of 3:37. This song is noteworthy for the use of the Bongos, heard in the intro, as well as the electric guitar solo, heard in the instrumental second part of the song. Also, the saxophone solos are heard between the choruses and the verses and bridges. Strings, trumpets, bass, piano, vibes, and drums dominate the accompaniment of the song.
In 1976, a live cover version appears on the album LIVE performed by 3M Productions, also known as Major Harris, Blue Magic and Margie Joseph, recorded at the Latin Casino. In 1990, Chicago House music vocalist Darryl Pandy released a version of the song on Warner Bros. Records which remained faithful to the original version. The track featured a prominent keyboard riff, brass, and a driving House beat.
In November 1993, the Zambian-born singer Rozallacovered "I Love Music" for her second album, Look No Further (1995). Her version of the song also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1993 film Carlito's Way, starring Al Pacino. The single was the first of a series of cover versions Rozalla was to record over the years. It was also her first "new" song to be released on Sony Records, as her earlier releases had all been first put out by British indie label Pulse 8. Rozalla's recording of "I Love Music" reached number-one on the BillboardHot Dance Club Play chart in the US. It also dented the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 76. In Europe, the song got to number 18 on the UK Singles Chart in 1994, marking something of a comeback after various earlier singles had failed to crack the top 40 (this was still 5 places lower than the original version by The O'Jays had reached however). The song also peaked at number five in Iceland, number six in Finland and number nine in Zimbabwe.[10]
Critical receptionedit
The song received favorable reviews from music critics. Barry Walters from The Advocate deemed it a "respectful rendering".[11]Larry Flick from Billboard described it as a "spirited reading of the O'Jays classic". He noted that Rozalla "has developed a smoother, more soulful vocal quality".[12]Gil L. Robertson IV from Cash Box named it a "standout track" of the Look No Further album.[13] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report wrote, "International sensation Rozalla and producer Jellybean extract every ounce of excitement out of this 1976 O'Jays hit."[14] Alan Jones from Music Week said, "Though she acquits herself well, not one of the mixes approaches the classy exaltation of the original. For all that, this is sure to give Rozalla yet another hit."[15] In 1994, another Music Week editor, Andy Beevers, rated it four out of five, noting it as a "rather routine Jellybean-produced cover".[16] Wendi Cermak from The Network Forty named it "a fabulous remake".[17]
Chartsedit
Weekly chartsedit
Weekly chart performance for "I Love Music" by Rozalla
The song appears in the 1993 film Carlito's Way and in the 2007 film Pride.
Referencesedit
^Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "The Sound of Philadelphia: Philly Soul". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 52. ISBN031214704X.
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 438.
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 193.
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I Love Music is a song by American R amp B group The O Jays It was written by production team Gamble and Huff The song appeared on The O Jays 1975 album Family Reunion The single reached number five on the US US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the soul singles chart 2 In the UK the song peaked at number 13 in the Top 40 singles charts in March 1976 The single spent eight weeks at number one on the US Disco File Top 20 chart 3 I Love Music Part I Single by The O Jaysfrom the album Family ReunionB side I Love Music Part II ReleasedOctober 1975Recorded1975StudioSigma Sound Studios Philadelphia Pennsylvania GenrePhiladelphia soul 1 Length3 37 radio edit 6 51 full version LabelPhiladelphia InternationalSongwriter s Kenneth Gamble Leon HuffProducer s Gamble and HuffThe O Jays singles chronology Let Me Make Love to You 1975 I Love Music Part I 1975 Livin for the Weekend 1976 Because of the song s length of 6 51 only the first part of the song received the airplay of 3 37 This song is noteworthy for the use of the Bongos heard in the intro as well as the electric guitar solo heard in the instrumental second part of the song Also the saxophone solos are heard between the choruses and the verses and bridges Strings trumpets bass piano vibes and drums dominate the accompaniment of the song Contents 1 Charts 1 1 Weekly charts 1 2 Year end charts 2 Other cover versions 3 Rozalla version 3 1 Critical reception 3 2 Charts 3 2 1 Weekly charts 3 2 2 Year end charts 4 Usage in film 5 References 6 External linksCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for I Love Music by The O Jays Chart 1975 1976 PeakpositionCanada Top Singles RPM 4 9UK Singles OCC 13US Billboard Hot 100 5 5US Disco Billboard 1US R amp B Billboard 1US Cash Box Top 100 6 7 Year end charts edit 1976 year end chart performance for I Love Music by The O Jays Chart 1976 RankCanada Top Singles RPM 7 104US Billboard Hot 100 8 52US Cash Box Top 100 9 73Other cover versions editIn 1976 a live cover version appears on the album LIVE performed by 3M Productions also known as Major Harris Blue Magic and Margie Joseph recorded at the Latin Casino In 1990 Chicago House music vocalist Darryl Pandy released a version of the song on Warner Bros Records which remained faithful to the original version The track featured a prominent keyboard riff brass and a driving House beat Rozalla version edit I Love Music nbsp Single by Rozallafrom the album Look No FurtherReleasedNovember 1993Recorded1993GenreDance pop danceLength4 02LabelSony RecordsSongwriter s Kenny Gamble amp Leon HuffProducer s JellybeanRozalla singles chronology Are You Ready to Fly 1992 I Love Music 1993 This Time I Found Love 1994 Music video I Love Music on YouTubeIn November 1993 the Zambian born singer Rozalla covered I Love Music for her second album Look No Further 1995 Her version of the song also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1993 film Carlito s Way starring Al Pacino The single was the first of a series of cover versions Rozalla was to record over the years It was also her first new song to be released on Sony Records as her earlier releases had all been first put out by British indie label Pulse 8 Rozalla s recording of I Love Music reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US It also dented the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number 76 In Europe the song got to number 18 on the UK Singles Chart in 1994 marking something of a comeback after various earlier singles had failed to crack the top 40 this was still 5 places lower than the original version by The O Jays had reached however The song also peaked at number five in Iceland number six in Finland and number nine in Zimbabwe 10 Critical reception edit The song received favorable reviews from music critics Barry Walters from The Advocate deemed it a respectful rendering 11 Larry Flick from Billboard described it as a spirited reading of the O Jays classic He noted that Rozalla has developed a smoother more soulful vocal quality 12 Gil L Robertson IV from Cash Box named it a standout track of the Look No Further album 13 Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report wrote International sensation Rozalla and producer Jellybean extract every ounce of excitement out of this 1976 O Jays hit 14 Alan Jones from Music Week said Though she acquits herself well not one of the mixes approaches the classy exaltation of the original For all that this is sure to give Rozalla yet another hit 15 In 1994 another Music Week editor Andy Beevers rated it four out of five noting it as a rather routine Jellybean produced cover 16 Wendi Cermak from The Network Forty named it a fabulous remake 17 Charts edit Weekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for I Love Music by Rozalla Chart 1993 94 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 18 90Canada Dance Urban RPM 19 1Europe Eurochart Hot 100 20 36Europe European Dance Radio 21 3Finland Suomen virallinen lista 22 6Germany Media Control Charts 69Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 23 5New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 39UK Singles OCC 18UK Dance Music Week 24 6UK Club Chart Music Week 25 11US Billboard Hot 100 76US Hot Dance Club Play Billboard 1Zimbabwe ZIMA 10 9 Year end charts edit 1994 year end chart performance for I Love Music by Rozalla Chart 1994 PositionCanada Dance Urban RPM 26 13Europe European Dance Radio 27 19Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 28 59US Hot Dance Music Club Play Billboard 29 20Usage in film editThe song appears in the 1993 film Carlito s Way and in the 2007 film Pride References edit Breithaupt Don Breithaupt Jeff October 15 1996 The Sound of Philadelphia Philly Soul Precious and Few Pop Music in the Early 70s St Martin s Griffin p 52 ISBN 031214704X Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 438 Whitburn Joel 2004 Hot Dance Disco 1974 2003 Record Research p 193 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1976 01 31 Retrieved 2018 05 17 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Cash Box Top 100 Singles January 24 1976 Top Singles Volume 26 No 14 amp 15 January 08 1977 RPM Library and Archives Canada Archived from the original on June 10 2016 Retrieved January 22 2016 Musicoutfitters com Cash Box Year End Charts Top 100 Pop Singles December 1976 Archived from the original on 2018 10 20 Retrieved 2018 05 17 a b Zimbabwe Kimberley C Zimbabwe singles chart book Harare C Kimberley 2000 Walters Barry 1994 09 20 Reviews Music The Advocate p 68 Retrieved 2020 10 09 Flick Larry 1993 11 20 Single Reviews PDF Billboard p 61 Retrieved 2020 02 01 Robertson IV Gil L 1995 07 22 Urban Reviews PDF Cash Box p 11 Retrieved 2022 11 08 Sholin Dave 1993 11 19 Singles PDF Gavin Report Retrieved 2018 04 15 Jones Alan 1993 12 18 Market Preview Mainstream Singles PDF Music Week p 12 Retrieved 2021 04 05 Beevers Andy 1994 01 15 Market Preview Dance PDF Music Week p 13 Retrieved 2021 04 13 Cermak Wendi 1993 11 12 Crossover Music Meeting PDF The Network Forty p 32 Retrieved 2020 03 24 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 240 RPM Dance RPM 1994 02 21 Retrieved 2018 03 08 Eurochart Hot 100 PDF Music amp Media Vol 11 no 7 1994 02 12 p 15 Retrieved 2018 03 06 European Dance Radio Top 25 PDF Music amp Media Vol 11 no 12 1994 03 19 p 25 Retrieved 2023 05 23 Top 10 Sales in Europe PDF Music amp Media Vol 11 no 7 1994 02 12 p 14 Retrieved 2018 03 06 Islenski Listinn Topp 40 10 03 1994 16 03 1994 PDF in Icelandic Dagbladid Visir Tonlist Retrieved 2018 02 04 permanent dead link Dance Singles PDF Music Week 1994 02 05 p 30 Retrieved 2021 04 24 The RM Club Chart 22 1 94 PDF Music Week in RM Dance Update Supplemental Insert 1994 01 22 p 4 Retrieved 2022 09 27 Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1994 RPM Retrieved 2019 12 12 1994 in Review European Dance Radio PDF Music amp Media Vol 11 no 52 1994 12 24 p 8 Retrieved 2024 03 01 Arslistinn 1994 Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic 1995 01 02 p 25 Retrieved 2020 07 14 The Year in Music Hot Dance Music Club Play Singles Billboard December 24 1994 p YE 74 Retrieved April 3 2022 Billboard Guinness Book of British Hit Singles amp artist websiteExternal links editSong review on Allmusic The O Jays I Love Music on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I Love Music The O 27Jays song amp oldid 1215849019, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
